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Six Nations Championship 2016
The Six Nations Championship 2016 will be the 17th running of Europe's premier international rugby competition and involves England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The tournament's five rounds run from 6 February to 19 March 2016 and the two-time defending champions are Ireland.
England head coach Eddie Jones wants more from his defence. Photo: Reuters

England defence coach Paul Gustard up for the challenge as Eddie Jones demands more

England defence coach Paul Gustard will not be downcast by head coach Eddie Jones’ frank assessment of his work and plans to use it as motivation to improve.

Will he ever learn? Saracens winger Chris Ashton gets 13-week ban for biting

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England’s RFU agrees eight-year partnership with Premiership Rugby

Australia’s George Smith says end in sight to him helping out ‘old enemy’ England

Australia great George Smith has promised his compatriots his time assisting the ”old enemy” England is coming to an end.

Wasps flanker George Smith gets the pass away despite being tackled by Toulon locks Jocelino Suta (bottom) and Thibault Lassalle during a European Champions Cup game in January. Australian Smith said his time assisting the England squad is nearing its end. Photos: AFP

Eddie Jones warns England’s ‘complacent’ Grand Slam winners to shape up for Australia

England’s head coach Eddie Jones has warned several of his Grand Slam winners they could be dropped for the tour to Australia because he is unhappy with their complacent attitudes.

England’s Joe Marler gets two-game ban and stiff fine for ‘gypsy boy’ remark

England’s Joe Marler was given a two-game ban and fined £20,000 (HK$220,000) by a World Rugby misconduct hearing on Tuesday for calling Wales prop Samson Lee a “gypsy boy”, the global governing body said.

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Too little, too late as Ireland rue ‘disappointing’ Six Nations campaign

Ireland ended their Six Nations campaign on a winning note against Scotland, but skipper Rory Best admitted they will view this year’s tournament in a negative light.

Ireland's Devin Toner wins a lineout against Scotland. Photo: AP

No time to relax as Eddie Jones sets sights on Australia after England’s grand slam win

England coach Eddie Jones said he was “ecstatic” to have won the Six Nations grand slam, but immediately turned his focus on the summer tour to Australia.

Danny Care, Mako Vunipola start for England in Paris to secure Six Nations grand slam

Danny Care and Mako Vunipola will start for England on Saturday after coach Eddie Jones announced two changes to his side to play France in Paris where a win would secure a Six Nations grand slam in his first season.

England win Six Nations for first time in five years as France fall to Scotland at Murrayfield

England won the Six Nations for the first time in five years when France lost to Scotland 29-18 for the first time in 10 years on Sunday.

Scotland’s win over France ensure that England won their first Six Nations Championship title in five years. Photo: Reuters

England must play clever to pin down Six Nations grand slam, says Eddie Jones after Wales scare

England coach Eddie Jones said his side needed to demonstrate greater tactical awareness if they were to mark the Australian’s first season in charge with a Six Nations grand slam.

England's Billy Vunipola in the thick of the action at Twickenham. Photo: Reuters

What’s a grand slam? Victorious England coach Eddie Jones reacts as championship talk heats up

England coach Eddie Jones jokingly said he didn’t even know what a grand slam was after his side moved closer to a Six Nations clean sweep with a 21-10 win over Ireland at Twickenham.

WATCH: Comical George North try helps Wales overcome France 19-10 in dull Six Nations affair

George North’s comical try and a robust defensive display steered Wales to a 19-10 win over France in the Six Nations on Friday in a low-quality match that has been the theme of the competition so far.

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Rising star Maro Itoje to make first England start in Six Nations clash with Ireland

Saracens lock Maro Itoje will make his first England start after being named in coach Eddie Jones’ run-on side to face Ireland in the Six Nations at Twickenham on Saturday.

Lock Maro Itoje is in the starting line-up for England’s Six Nations match against Ireland. Itoje captained England to victory at the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship. Photos: Reuters

Eddie Jones looks to Jonathan Joseph in Six Nations glory hunt as Ireland loom for England

While Eddie Jones has a “pretty good idea” of his squad for a crucial Six Nations clash against Ireland in a fortnight, there is a pretty good chance Jonathan Joseph will be in his starting XV.

England head coach Eddie Jones says he already has a fair idea of his team to face Ireland. Photo: Reuters

Jonathan Joseph hat-trick powers England to 40-9 victory over Italy in Six Nations

A hat-trick of tries by centre Jonathan Joseph and a storming second-half performance swept a previously stuttering England to a 40-9 victory over Italy on Sunday that took them top of the Six Nations standings after back-to-back away wins.

France come to life in Six Nations with narrow victory over Ireland

France burst into life when Maxime Medard’s second-half try inspired them to their first victory over Ireland in five years with a 10-9 win in the Six Nations on Saturday.

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Ex-Ireland captain Paul O’Connell retires from rugby

Former Ireland captain Paul O’Connell has retired from all rugby on medical grounds with immediate effect, the lock announced on Tuesday.

Former Ireland skipper Paul O'Connell announced his retirement from all rugby on Tuesday with immediate effect. Photo: Reuters

My eight is great: coach Eddie Jones hails Billy Vunipola as bedrock of new England

England coach Eddie Jones hailed Billy Vunipola as potentially the best number eight in the world after the Saracens back-rower played a major role in the 15-9 win over Scotland.

That was strange: Ireland captain Rory Best bemused with result after draw with Wales

Ireland captain Rory Best admitted he had mixed feelings after drawing 16-16 with Wales at Lansdowne Road in their Six Nations opener on Saturday.

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Dan Carter backs ‘fantastic coach’ Eddie Jones to revamp England in a hurry

All Blacks great Dan Carter gave Eddie Jones the thumbs-up for his revamp of England on Friday, as the new coach prepared for his first game in charge in the Six Nations.

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Racing 92 fly-half Dan Carter, who is in Hong Kong for Saturday’s Natixis Cup clash with the Highlanders, predicts “exciting times” ahead for England under new coach Eddie Jones. Photo: AFP

Eddie Jones looks to break Scottish steel on his England debut

Eddie Jones will be looking to achieve what only one of England’s previous four head coaches managed to accomplish – an away victory over Scotland – when he starts his revival mission with his new team in their Six Nations opener at Murrayfield on Saturday.

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England coach Eddie Jones speaks to his squad during a public training session at Twickenham last weekend in the build-up to their Six Nations opener against Scotland on Saturday. Photos: AFP
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Joy of six: Pumas hot favourites as first-ever Americas Rugby Championship kicks off

The Americas Rugby Championship, a second-tier competition for the six best northern and southern American rugby union national teams, kicks off Saturday with regional power Argentina taking on the United States in Houston.

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Six Nations victories alone won’t cure European blues, says Warren Gatland

The latest edition of the Six Nations Championship, Europe’s elite international competition, begins February 6 amid much soul-searching in northern hemisphere rugby union.

‘Bad boy’ Dylan Hartley named England captain for Six Nations

England on Monday named Northampton hooker Dylan Hartley, the “bad boy” of English rugby, captain for the Six Nations Championship despite him missing more than a year of his career for disciplinary bans.

Dylan Hartley (right) in training with Chris Robshaw, the man he replaced as England captain on Monday. Photos: AFP
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Firebrand hooker Dylan Hartley tipped to be named new England skipper

Controversial Northampton hooker Dylan Hartley is the frontrunner to succeed Chris Robshaw as England’s Six Nations captain with an announcement due on Monday, British media reported Friday.

Hooker Dylan Hartley (centre) – flanked by former England captain Chris Robshaw (right) and Luther Burrell – is tipped to named Monday as skipper for the Red Rose. Photos: AFP
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Eddie Jones declares his England intentions

Eddie Jones once said his idea of retirement was watching cricket in the Caribbean so it was no surprise when the Australian used the summer sport as a reference point when explaining why his first England side might be shorn of debutants come next month’s Six Nations opener away to Scotland.

Scrum master: England engage Ian Peel for Six Nations push

Ian Peel has joined Eddie Jones’ backroom staff and will serve as scrum coach for England’s Six Nations campaign, the Rugby Football Union said Tuesday.

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